Frankly Scarlet coneflower
Echinacea 'Frankly Scarlet'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 2.5 feet tall15 to 18 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Orange-red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Frankly Scarlet' coneflower (Echinacea 'Frankly Scarlet') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Orange-red flowers open from early to late summer and attract butterflies, bees, and birds. Deer tend to pass it by. It is also drought tolerant and fragrant.
Pairs well with Standing Ovation little bluestem, Paula Fay peony, and Garlic chives.